A California jury awarded a Vietnam veteran and mesothelioma victim $4.8 million due to talc asbestos exposure. While military asbestos exposure is the primary cause of veterans...
Read PostPalliative care is a wide-ranging medical term. It not only covers actual medical care but also quality of life concepts. What do mesothelioma patients need from their palliative...
Read PostUpdate: This blog was updated April 22, 2021 with the number states allowing medical marijuana, recreational marijuana, and medical CBD oil. This blog was originally published...
Read PostDid You Know? Asbestos Fell From the Sky as Fake Snow in ‘Wizard of Oz’
By: Devin Golden
April 15, 2021
Update: This article was published on April 15, 2021, but was updated January 6, 2023 with a source reporting that asbestos was also used as fake snow in the 1946 classic movie...
Read PostCheckpoint inhibitor immunotherapy works for malignant mesothelioma, specifically when the disease forms near the lungs. There’s another type of mesothelioma, usually...
Read PostUpdate (09-18/2024): In September 2024, the FDA approved Keytruda as a first-line treatment for unresectable, malignant pleural mesothelioma. After 15 years of not approving any...
Read PostDoctors are constantly looking for indicators of mesothelioma survival. Stage, patient’s age, cell type and overall health are the most obvious ones. Then there are protein...
Read PostGene Analysis May Determine Effectiveness of Mesothelioma Chemotherapy
By: Devin Golden
April 1, 2021
Mesothelioma often withstands chemotherapy, making the treatment ineffective for patients. A new study may reveal just why this happens — and if there’s a way to avoid...
Read PostUsing Microfragmented Fat Tissue to Deliver Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma
By: Devin Golden
March 18, 2021
Doctors may have a new, more tolerable way to deliver mesothelioma chemotherapy — all thanks to a dog. Researchers reported on a case of mesothelioma in a canine. The canine had...
Read PostThe United States nearly doubled the country’s asbestos import amount from 2019 to 2020. The U.S. imported approximately 300 tons of the deadly mineral in 2020, according to the...
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